Missouri State Senate District 16

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mo-sd-016
State
Missouri
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
016
Land Area
3,945.1 sq mi
Water Area
16.3 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Missouri State Senate District 16

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Laclede County764.63 sq mi19.4%100.0%
Dent County752.76 sq mi19.1%100.0%
Wright County681.77 sq mi17.3%100.0%
Phelps County671.79 sq mi17.0%100.0%
Pulaski County547.11 sq mi13.9%100.0%
Maries County526.98 sq mi13.4%100.0%

Showing all 6 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Fort Leonard Wood CDP23.03 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Lebanon city14.64 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Rolla city12.13 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Evergreen village10.11 sq mi0.3%100.0%
St. Robert city8.41 sq mi0.2%99.8%
Waynesville city7.15 sq mi0.2%100.0%
St. James city4.27 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Mountain Grove city3.91 sq mi0.1%97.5%
Salem city3.17 sq mi0.1%91.2%
Doolittle city2.78 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bennett Springs CDP2.17 sq mi0.1%52.1%
Richland city2.12 sq mi0.1%93.5%
Mansfield city1.88 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Conway city1.82 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Norwood city1.60 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Crocker city1.24 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Grovespring CDP1.19 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Vienna city1.07 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Belle city1.06 sq mi<0.1%79.1%
Dixon city1.04 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Phillipsburg village0.80 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Hartville city0.65 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Newburg city0.64 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Edgar Springs city0.47 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Bunker city0.36 sq mi<0.1%54.4%

Showing top 25 of 27 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
MO District 489,99451.2%11.7%33.3%
MO District 877,24744.0%10.0%53.4%
MO District 38,4324.8%1.1%13.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
111,072
Active Voters
101,806 (91.7%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic9230.8%
Republican3,5003.2%
Unaffiliated2,0821.9%
Other parties1070.1%
No party recorded104,46094.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202612,913 (11.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202473,943 (66.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202249,342 (44.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202064,472 (58.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201850,176 (45.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201654,889 (49.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201431,144 (28.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201246,448 (41.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 01/02/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
177,432
Median Age
34.9
Median Household Income
$57,081 (± $1,744)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
22.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1840,19022.7%
18 to 64108,84261.3%
65 and over28,40016.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)9,6715.5%
White, not Hispanic146,54082.6%
Black, not Hispanic6,9163.9%
Asian, not Hispanic3,2711.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic6710.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic4440.3%
Some other race, not Hispanic7560.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9,1635.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
174,648
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
134,649

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic165,39094.7%
Hispanic9,2655.3%
White149,49785.6%
Black6,4173.7%
Asian2,0511.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native6730.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander3900.2%
Two or More Races8720.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic128,30395.3%
Hispanic6,3434.7%
White116,67286.6%
Black5,9784.4%
Asian2,5041.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,4381.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2560.2%
Two or More Races5350.4%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).